This discussion clarifies the accounting treatment for loans taken against fixed deposits (FDs) by a company director. The loan, used for the company's working capital, is treated as a short-term liability. Experts confirm that the director can claim the interest paid on the loan against the FD as a business expense in the Profit and Loss account, provided it was used for business purposes.
21 June 2021
Experts one is a Director of the company and he has availed loan agaisnt fixed deposits with Bank and has given loan for one year period to a company for its working capital purposes in which he is a director of the company and term of loan includes fixed interest rate and also 1% share in Net Profit a. in the books of the company , the loan amount is treated as Short Tem or Current liability b. whether the director can claim interest paid on OD against FD as expenses in PL a/c since used for business purposes experts please clarrify